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Mon. , April 28
Bell ringer: Do you believe in fate or free will"? Explain. What do you think Oedipus believes at this point in the play?

fate (Oxford English Dictionary)

1. the development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined.
2. the course or inevitable outcome of a person’s life.
3. (the Fates) Greek & Roman Mythology the three goddesses (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) who preside over the birth and life of humans..

free will (Merriam Webster)
1. voluntary choice or decision <I do this of my own free will>
2 reedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention
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Read pages 237-246 of "Oedipus Rex."
Ticket out the door

Tues. April 29
Bell ringer
Read and/or listen to pages 246-252
Ticket out the door

Wed/Thurs., April 30 and May 1
Finish play 252-262
Compare with film version.
Question: If there is justice in this world, how did these terrible things happen to Oedipus?

Fri. May 2
Get groups together and begin rewriting play with group. Review and pick a scene.
SSR. You must bring a book to read on this day for outside reading. Graded assignment.